After Trump's second racially charged outburst, Barack Obama shared an op-ed condemning 'go back' rhetoric

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After Trump's second racially charged outburst, Barack Obama shared an op-ed condemning 'go back' rhetoric
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Obama's tweet came hours after Trump attacked Rep. Elijah Cummings and Baltimore as a defense of conditions in immigration detention centers.

Former President Barack Obama highlighted on Twitter Saturday an article written by former members of his administration that sharply rebukes racism in American politics and takes aim at recent racist comments by President Donald Trump. The op-ed was published in the Washington Post Friday and co-signed by more than 140 African Americans who served the Obama administration who wrote that the"racism surge" in the country"provided jet-fuel for our activism.

Former President Barack Obama highlighted on Twitter Saturday an article written by former members of his administration that sharply rebukes racism in American politics and takes aim at recent racist comments by President Donald Trump. The op-ed was published in the Washington Post Friday and co-signed by more than 140 African Americans who served the Obama administration who wrote that the"racism surge" in the country"provided jet-fuel for our activism.

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